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Spirit of the Century: Our Own Story

Hachette Books
320 pages
$30


“An insider history of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the longest running group in American music, and the untold story of their world, written with band members and key musical colleagues.”

~the publisher

Driving the Tide (The After Dunkirk Series, Book 6)

Severn River Publishing
444 pages
$19.99


Driving the Tide is the riveting sixth installment in the After Dunkirk family saga, bringing to life the darkest pages of World War II―and the unflinching bravery of regular people who rose to the challenges of their times.”

~ the publisher

Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

Ten Speed Press
336 pages
$50


“Featuring behind-the-scenes stories from Dolly Parton’s life and career, and the largest reveal of her private costume archive, this gorgeously photographed book spotlights her most unforgettable looks from the 1960s to now.”

~ the publisher

Distant Sons

Algonquin Books
400 pages
$29


“Tim Johnston has once again raised the bar for the literary thriller. Distant Sons is elegant and edgy, refined and complex. It excavates the truth from the darkest recesses of the past and shines a light towards the possibility of a redemptive future.”

~ Ivy Pochoda, author of These Women and Sing Her Down

Keith Urban

Citadel
464 pages
$28


“In lively prose, Apter takes us on every happy twist and frustrating turn that Urban faced on his way to the top.” 

~ Elizabeth J. Rosenthal, author of Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World

Isabel and the Invisible World

MIT Kids Press
40 pages
$18.99


“In simple, engaging language, complemented by luminous artwork from best-selling illustrator Ramona Kaulitzki, author and physicist Alan Lightman unveils the hidden world of light waves—the ones you can see and the ones you can’t.”

~ the publisher

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